The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-22

We are on the "home-stretcho now.
but it is hot and hard coming in. The
Seniors are nearly through their exami-
nations, but the lower classes will enter
tain the Professors until Saturday before
commencement Sunday, the 10Th.
We are anticipating a brilliant close
of the session. Surely it will be treat
TO hear sermon from DIR. Haygood. of
Georgia, the great Methodist minister
who refused 10 be made a bishop: an
Grafton from Capt. Jas. T. FAINT before
the Alumni, and an address before the
Literary Societies by Hon. Frank Hurd.
If this will not suffice for any, the au-
thorities are preparing things tempting
TO the physical man in the shape of an
Alumni Banquet, when, however. the
flow of soul" will not be put under
ban. The /. @. Railroad has kindly
ordered one-fare tickets for the benefit
of visitors, aDd the University and
Oxford people extend hearty invita-
ton to the friends of learning TO come
and, as the French say, assist in these
interesting exercises
The session now rapidly nearing its
end is worthy of a brilliant close. OF
all the essentials that go to make up
prosperous year, the University Of Mis-
sissippi can now make its boast True,
the attendance was possibly diminished
by the affairs of last summer; but, in
spite of that, our catalogue shows about
two hundred names, and these two hun
dred students have acquitted themselves
admirably by their generally quiet de
pertinent and suudious habits. There
ha, a. 1E L
during this College year, and it is doubt
full If this statement can be made of any
previous session. you let the boys do
as they please, this year" said gentle
man to Professor not long since. The
Professor, we understand, replied: eyes,
sir, we do, because the boys please TO do
right" 1t is this spirit IN the students
that has so much changed the character
I of the institution, and the change of
spirit Is largely due to the organic
change in the system of government
| the exchange of the CHARACTERISTIC for
the Craftsmanship, with its accompani-
ments. 1t is greatly to be hoped that
| this change will become fixed feature
of the University; everybody here likes
the new Office, and faculty and students
all like the incumbent. In proof of
these statements, when there was recent
ly a rumor that Dr. Mayes had been
appointed to the Supreme Bench, there
was general outburst of regret: Il am
SO sorry Prof. Mayes is going away! l
don't want any more Chancellor"
DIR. Wheat has acquitted himself ad-
mirably in his new chair; and Prot
HOge, his successor in the chair of
| Greek, is very popular, though very
exacting in his work. DIR. Johnson has
added a new feature to his work-a
course in American Literature for the
Junior class. He expects to put these
lectures into book-fOrm for general use
in Colleges. BY the way, it is rumored
that the Doctor has recently declined
an invitation to the Presidency of a
College in another State, because he
prefers to finish his life and its work in
Mississippi.
Our chapel services have been con-
Quoted this session by the pastors of the
Oxford churches, and in grateful recog-
milton of this practical interest in the
students, / give their names: Rev.
Messrs. Ramsey, Methodist; Harris,
Episcopalian; Edwards, Baptist; and
Binkley, Cumberland Presbyterian. The
Presby have had no pastor this
wear until very lately. The presence of
| these gentlemen has made these services
appear more like a real worship than as
a College exercise as heretofore.
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